Nud structure for railway cars



W. P. MURPHY. END STRUCTURE FOR HAMWAY CARS.

APPLICATION FILED JAN. 24, S919.

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W. P. MURQHY, END STRUCTURE EUR wauw/w emesl APPLXCATIUN .INED EAN. 24, 1919.

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giditv at the niiddle ot' the car Where inaxininiii strength is required. he steel itselt` bein,"r thielier at. this place and the panel beine; riggidilied by the box Q'irder structures ISV which torni` in eli'ect` end posts that aid in supporting' the roo'tl loadias well as in checkin;r the tendency olf the end wall of the car to deflect under earlgo thrusts and pressures. These posts also have a lunction in preventing' .strains due to the tendency ot the. car to Lweave alluded to above. The lower edges of the end sheets are inturned to 'forni tlanges which are secured to tlieend sill 25 b v bolts or other fastening` devices Zw the llange I!) ol' sheets I-l overlapping the flanges -til ol the side sheets li. as best shown in Fig. 2. This arrangement provides ell festive nieans for transmitting' the stresses on the vertical eorrueatioiis. and partiell larl)r on the cori'iufations 2&5 to the under traine of thel ear. 'l'he vertical edges ol' the, side panels 2li) are bent over to torni flanges 41. whieh are secured b v bolts l2 to the corner posts #lil ol:l the car. ingulai' roiner lgussets il are riveted at -li to the lower eorners of the sheets 33 and at lo to the flanges .ot such sheets these eorner fussets extending down over the end sill toavliicli they are secured by bolts #IIT and over the side sills 2i' to which they are seeni'ed bv bolts 4H. rlfinii4 lar attachments tie the and sheets to the side lfjrirtlis 19,49 and to theside plates 2&4 ot' the car. The attachments to the side fix-lhs are made by ineans ot' the anehoriney strips 5th blirnilar anchoring strips 5l anchor the upper corners ot flaiiges l2 to the side plates of the ear. To the inner side ot' 'the end plate :Zt is secured an angular benin 52 which extends across the car troni. sidel to side at substantially the level ol' the npper edge ot' the end sheets, the bolts 53 Vwhich sei-ure this beam in place extending through the end sheets.' The upper part of the end is li'nished with a lascia plate 54. The beam 532 ,has riveted to opposite ends thereof angoli r .gfiissets 55 which are seenred to the side,

plates 2S ot' the cai' by the bolts 56 employed 'for fastening thereto the anchoring strips 5l above referred to. The ends i a pair oi" crossed braces 57 are-secured to the beam 52 at points7 preferably amirofiiinately opposite, the ooirugations 35, 'lhe other ends ot these braces are secured to angular braeliets attached by bolts 5S) to the side plates 25% Fig. 5);

united at their plaee of intersection by means o't' a plate 60. (il is a transverse rom# pression member which may also serve :is one, of the roof cai-lines and which extends across the car from side plate to side plate adjacent brackets 58. This member resists the tendency ott the sides of the car to be .drawn intlirough the action ot' 'braces 57 when the and structure of the car is under pressure of the cargo.

-posite sides of The braces 57 are preferablyiasaaaa l have shown the sli V-el end structure abois described as provided with a Wooden lining-2 eoinprising .vertical strips (Silitted into i eorruffations ot the end sheet and liori ontally disposed lining boards o23. these pai beingr seeured together and to the end sheets by bolts (il.

The modified eonstruetion shown in la' to l2, inclusive. is intended particularly to eliminate the wooden end plate shown in the lorin ol the invention disclosed in the ceding` figures. 'lfhe iniddle end .sheet l toi-ined at its upper edge, with a l'lang and the end sheets i3? at opposite sides of the middle sheet are formed with tlzingss f riveted to the flange tt. The struttura t'orined has the slope of the root oi the ear., the llangres tlbeinjg preferably Widest ai tl'i sides ol the. and tapering toward th iniddle ol the. carv lila (Sti are unite( with the .side plates 2H b v angular attiicliini brackets (if). 'l'his torni ol the invention a contemplates a pair ol erossed braees h designated 571 5T which, as in the ntl torni oi the invention. are attached to transverse angularineinher :32" and to iii i ets 5H on the side plates 236%". these braees beinel reinforced at their intei'seetio plate 3U". fi plate Tl) seeured to the tt iorts: a wooden filler 'il on e end ol' the ridge pole :EQ2 arts oll the car construction shown these iggures are intended to be the saine as corres ionding.I parts in the eonstriirt'ion shown in l to 'i' iiielusii'e and ars lo@ correspoinlinglv indicated b v reference niiinerals.

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I. The combination with the and under'raine ot a railway bo sheet metal end struetureronip end sheets joined together on s# vertical lines, t'orined with vertical eorrujations and airan vat eaeli place ol joiiider the ei j sheet extends laelioi and is inaru'inal corri the other sheet, and diagonal. hi ments exteinling i'roni said end st jacent said iiiargfinai eorrntfations to the slee i walls o" the rar.

2. The combination with the side vvalls Vand niidert'ran'ie of a railway botY enig ol a metal end structure coiiiprisintlV three end -berts joined together on siihstantiallji' vertical lines, loinied with substantia-lly van tical eorrugations and arranged so 'tla't each place ol ljoinder the edge, ol one sheet extends back of and is secured at opposite sides or' the marginal eorrngaiion. of the other sheet. and diagonal,braeing eleinsn"v which cross eaeli other andl extend troni said end structure adjaeent. said marginal ecirrng'ations to the side walls ol' the car.

3, The combination with the side falls k (LI other i lilo . Graine of 'failway box csi', of a, o .l ond @loro compising laines and shoots joined ogetlier on snbs'zsntialiy versioni lines, ioinisd with snlostanially vor" @sioni nom'ugsiions and arranged so that si; @son piano of joindo the odge of one snoei; extends mieli of and is saouied ai opposite sides ofthe moi-gioni corrugation of the otlio sheet, s omnsverse member extending 1o across ih@ oppas ands of said ond shees, and

' moons for onoixo'ing said mombeno h@ sido walls o ibo con 4. The coin'oinonion with lhs sido Walls hond ondoimnie o s railway boy; om", of s. 315 slies moisi ond si'ruotui'e compsising ihres and shoss joined ogehor on substantially vertical lines, ofmsd wizn subsssntially vortioo oomugs'ons and omngod so ined'. o: x sach pisos of joindai the odge of ons' shoot .20 joxtonds, oook of and is sscurod at opposites sides of @the mmginol oorrugot'ion of the `otliof shoot, a transverse member extending across the u per ends of said end shoots, and moans Io? snohoring said memloor to the sidewalls o .the oar comprising diagonal bracing olomonts which are aio achofl to said naamloos near said marginal corrngaions.

5, The combination willi ibo sido walls 3o and undorimmo of railway box ons, of o sheet metal and structure compising llanos and sheets ;ioined ogsllor on sulosontiolly vertical lines, ormod with subsa-ntially vor- 'ionl coix'ugdions and wronged so lillois nl',

oooh place of joindoi. the odge oli ono silo-ot exfends oook of und is ssoiu'sd si: opposie sides of the marginal oorrugation of @le olioi shea-5i, .n transverse mombei' exiondi'ng across lie upper @ands o said ond sheebs, sn

- o moans for anchoring said member lo the sido Walls o iho om compils-nog diagonal inno ing olomonts which oro attaolisd to ssid memloei nos? said mazginsl comugntions, cross @son osha? ondoso secui'od si; iioii opposile ends o ich@ walls of the csi.

combination Wiizli olio sido Walls and undoi'amo oi s milwoy non csr? o' a shoot moisi ond siruobus oompiising liioe end siloss joined ogethor. on subssneially 5o voi'iioal lines, formed with subssngislly voi'- iozil oofngs'lions and oimngod anni at @zich plaosoi joinds" the edge of ons skool: entends bnc-ii o?? and is soodrsd ai opposiio sides o f niaiginal coiiugoision o ino 5.5 oth-oi Shoo@ o, i'sinsvose nioznboi sxonding @moss @no ands of end shsos? nsioiing dovionsvoi smnxnff 'tigo ends oli said nismisoi' 'o die sido walls oit ll'ozir, and diogonal limone, which engage said zisnsf oo vassoi vmoi--flloi' nos? @los middle, and lontoml o iiojside walls 'of so ooi. v Y.. The 'combination with the sido lWall `and undoiszime of a ailvmy osmosi7 of a, shoe@ Inomiend si'nolurs oonprising 'thiso ond sixasgsf joined ogetizeion substantially a ion-l liness 'omod Willi substantially von msi noimgations ond arranged' so ai; Fasoli pisco of gomdor the odge o1c o snoei nos back oi sind is secured fzzosilze sidos o silo morginsl ooiln''oio oli?, tho osha? shoot, s tisnsvszfso msm' or lding across the appel" ends of said ond shoots,

anchoring devices for astsoliing also ends of formed with subsiantislly voificsl coruga tions9 ond arranged so that si, @sich pisos' oi' joinder the edge of one shoot exi/ands 'book oi and's secured zo@ opposso sides of? @he marginal corruwotion' o 'the einen shoot, o Amwcmsvsrso mom on the inside of said ond sheeis, anchoring devionsv for atlfnobiog the -ends' of said t'snsvoso momia-sr io tho sido platos of the con, Imd diagonal broc/as which engage the mansvose mambo? nooiflhs middlo and extend to the sido platos o-jtlle cor.

9. The combinoion with the Wooden ond sill, sido platos ond sills of o rilwoy box ooi', of o, shoot metal ond structure com- 8 The oombinsion- 'with tho sido platesplising three end shoots joined together on f substantially vertical lines, formed. with su iontiolly vertical oorrugotions andar ranged so that oi; oochplsce of joinder the edge of one shoot extends loo/ck of and is secured si; opposito sidos of the mai'ginal coirugotion of islas other sheet, on angle bar on the inside oi soidend shoots anchoring dvis for otmching ho ends of said ongle imi to fabs sido platos o the om. crossed diagonsl braces secured to the anglo bnr noot ibo middle and extending and attached lo the side plates, moons providing :in iutumed subsmntially hoiizontol fixings at the lowsr edge of said ond sheets which is socumd to the 'and sill, said end structure being 'omnod with @anges on its vericsl edges ovozflspping the sides of the car, and anchoring devions for attachi g the .upper and lower ends of said iianr,l s Ito the lside piaos and sido sills of the car.

l0., and 'undsiiiamo o' n railway box por, of a sliost menl end szructmo 'compiising three ond sheets gomodtoggetllorjon substantmlly Veiiical lines 'and iornfied with substantially vertical:corrugstions, and diagonal bracing olemons iending from said end sructuro :1i poinsjdiacon; @he place o joindei of said' and' is, crossing each oher and :nttuvlied lo.' sida vwalls of the car.

l1. The combination with the sido WallisV and ondor'fmmo of a railway box om', of a sli-ssi:- neml and sincue comprising a conloo lim

The; combination with the side Walls ter Sheet, side sheets of lighter material se cured to said center sheet alongsubstantiall vertical lines and formed with substantlally vertical corrugations, and diagonal bracing elements extending from said end structure at points adjacent the place of joinder of said end sheets, crossingeaeh other and attached to the side Walls of the car.

l2. The combination with the side Walls and undert'rame of a railway box car,A of a sheet metal end structure comprising three end sheets joined together on substantially vertical lines and formed with substantially vertical corrugations`v a rigiditying member extending across the uppei` ends of said sheets and anchored at its extremities to the side walls ot the car` and diagonal braces connected with the end structure adjacent the place of joinder of the end sheets, extending and secured to said side walls.

i3. The combination with the side walls, side plates and side girths of' a railway box car, of a sheet metal end structure having a greater thickness ol metal adjacent the ver tical center of the end than at the sides of the car and formed with substantially vertical corrugations, means constituting a transverse rigidiying member adjacent the upper edge of said structure. means for securing said member to the side plates of the car. and anchoring devices for securing the edges of said sheet metal structure to the side plates, side girths and side walls of' the car. 14. The combination with the end sill, side plates, side sills and girth members ot' a railway box car, of a sheet metal end structure comprisingr three end sheets joined together along substantially vertical lines and formed with substantially vertlcal corrugations, the

lessees middle sheet being thicker than the side sheets and vtermed with flat margins extending back of the marginal corrugations of the other sheets and secured thereto on opposite sides ot' said corrugations, said sheets being formed with inturned flanges secured to the end sill of the car, a transverse member on thefinside of the end sheets, means for securing the extremities offithe said trans verse member to the sideplates ot the car,

tions, and at their upper edges with inturned flanges,` which increase in Width ti'ward the sides oi: the car, which flanges are united together and anchored to the side Walls of the car, a substantially horizontal member secured against the sheet metal structure below said flanges, and diagonal braces extending fromy said transverse member to the side walls of the car.

1G. The combination with the body of a railway car, of a sheet metal end structure comprising side sheets e'enter sheet ot' heavier gauge than the side sheets; said sheets being secured together along sub stantially vertical lines and formed with re.4 inforcing corrugations, and bracing elements extending from said end structure at points adjacent .said center sheet and attached to the side Walls of the car.

WALTER P. lrlUll-PHY. 

